Harper in season finale of 'Corner Gas'
TORONTO (CP) - The popular television comedy Corner Gas will end its fourth season by bringing Prime Minister Stephen Harper to fictitious Dog River, Sask.
CTV says Harper will be featured on the season finale to be broadcast this Monday, weighing in on local controversies which he blames on the previous Liberal government.
Executive producer Virginia Thompson says the episode is dedicated to the loyal fans who have supported Corner Gas for the past four seasons.
The episode will also feature anchors from CTV's Canada AM.
Roughly 1.7 million viewers have tuned in to Corner Gas each week in 2007, placing it among the 20 most popular shows on the air.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill roll out 2007 itinerary
Superstar country couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, who last month announced plans to embark on another co-headlining tour this year, have unveiled the schedule for the run.
Dubbed the "Soul2Soul Tour 2007," the trek launches in early June and is currently scheduled to hit arenas and amphitheaters in 34 cities throughout the US and Canada. Details are included below.
Tickets for the outing will hit the box office March 16, according to a press release. Members of each artist's official fan club will have access to an exclusive ticket pre-sale that launches Monday (3/12); details are available Hill's website.
McGraw and Hill's 2006 "Soul2Soul II Tour" was the highest-grossing country outing in history, as well as the 12th highest-grossing tour of all time, according to concert-industry magazine Pollstar. The 73-concert, 55-city trek was also the fastest-selling tour for the first quarter of 2006, according to Ticketmaster.
"The crowds for every show on Soul2Soul II were out of control--they rocked," McGraw and Hilly said in a joint statement. "To know that we're able to do this again is a great feeling, but we'll have more to live up to this time."
The couple plans to add to the Soul2Soul 2007 setlist some hits that weren't performed during the previous run, including McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying," "Everywhere" and "Real Good Man"; Hill's "Breathe," "Cry," "This Kiss" and "Stealing Kisses"; and the McGraw/Hill duet "It's Your Love."
Fans can also look forward to hearing "Last Dollar," the leadoff single from McGraw's forthcoming album, "Let It Go," which hits stores March 27. The collection is his first new studio set since 2004's "Live Like You Were Dying," and follows last year's "Reflected: Greatest Hits V. 2."
Hill's most recent album is 2005's multi-platinum "Fireflies."
June 2007
6 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
8 - Saint Paul, MN - Excel Center
11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
13 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
14 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
16 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
19 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
21 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
22 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
25 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
27 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
29 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
July 2007
6 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
7 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
9 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
11 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace
13 - Chicago, IL - United Center
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
18 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
20 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
21 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
24 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Arena
25 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
27 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
28 - Lafayette, LA - Cajundome
29 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Arena
31 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
August 2007
3 - Glendale, AZ - Glendale Arena
4 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
6 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
7 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
8 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
10 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
Genesis to kick off tour in Toronto
TORONTO (CP) - British supergroup Genesis will kick off their North American reunion tour in Toronto this September.
The "Turn it on Again" tour - named for one of the band's prog-rock hits - lands in the city on Sept. 7 and in Montreal on Sept. 14 following a stint in Europe. Front man Phil Collins told a New York news conference that the 13-city run will include a sampling of the band's best-loved hits, but no solo material.
Ticket for the Montreal show go on sale Saturday, while tickets for the Toronto show go on sale Monday.
Genesis was one of the biggest bands of the 1970s and '80s, with hits such as "Follow You, Follow Me," "That's All" and "Invisible Touch."
Collins says Peter Gabriel, the band's original singer, was too busy with a solo project to join the reunion, the band's first North American tour in 15 years.
Collins, who quit the band to go on a lucrative solo career in 1996, said Wednesday that he's been encouraged to hear that many younger fans have emerged since the group left the limelight.
"There's a lot of people that I've met... people that kind of said (that a tour is) great, because I was too young to see you the first time," said Collins, 56, joined at the announcement by bandmates Mike Rutherford, 56, and Tony Banks, 56.
"They've heard it through their families - moms and dads played it in the house or the kids grow up with it - but they never saw us."
Collins insisted the reunion was not motivated by money, noting that if it was they'd do a far greater number of shows.
"We're still great friends, you know, and we've been great friends since I left the band.... and we've talked about it all the time every time we've met to do something and now is as good a time as (any)."
Genesis was founded in the mid-1960s by Rutherford, Banks, Anthony Phillips and singer Gabriel, who left the group in 1975 and was replaced on vocals by drummer Collins.